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Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

In research, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana stands highest in Medicine (#2,863 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,936 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology — Oncology is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,110
of 28,054 · #9,281 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#12
of 51
Research works
1.9k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Institute of Oncology Ljubljana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,863 of 10,443 11.0%149 #3711
Health SciencesDomain #3,936 of 11,982 11.3%157 #4910

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Oncology Ljubljana sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Institute of Oncology Ljubljana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oncology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OncologySubfield · 43.7 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.17× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.19× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 149 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Oncology Ljubljana?

Ranked on the composite score, Tanja Čufer, Vesna Zadnik and Primož Strojan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Oncology Ljubljana.

  1. 1 Tanja Čufer Slovenia · #68,646 worldwide 206 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Vesna Zadnik Slovenia · #92,982 worldwide 2.9k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Primož Strojan Slovenia · #142,731 worldwide 112 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Berta Jereb Slovenia · #224,568 worldwide 71 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Srdjan Novaković Slovenia · #253,823 worldwide 55 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Gregor Serša Slovenia · #268,992 worldwide 309 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Vesna Zadnik Slovenia · #270,480 worldwide 246 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Marko Snoj Slovenia · #298,695 worldwide 181 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Tina Žagar Slovenia · #314,186 worldwide 82 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Maja Čemažar Slovenia · #382,829 worldwide 234 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Oncology Ljubljana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Breast Cancer, Survival Analysis and Tumor Microenvironment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy21▲ 13×21 topics
  2. Radiotherapy19▲ 21×12 topics
  3. Quality of Life19▲ 5.6×22 topics
  4. Immunotherapy17▲ 10×16 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 9.9×10 topics
  6. Breast Cancer12▲ 22×11 topics
  7. Cancer12▲ 3.7×29 topics
  8. Survival Analysis10▲ 17×6 topics
  9. Tumor Microenvironment10▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Gene Therapy10▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Clinical Trials10▲ 6.1×10 topics
  12. Depression9▲ 4.6×9 topics
  13. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Ultrasound9▲ 38×4 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors9▲ 8.6×13 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Targeted Therapy8▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Metastasis8▲ 10×8 topics
  19. Cancer Survivorship8▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Gene Expression8▲ 5.5×11 topics
  21. Physical Activity7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  22. Anxiety7▲ 6.5×3 topics
  23. Patient-Reported Outcomes7▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Psychosocial Interventions7▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Molecular Subtypes7▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Lymphoma7▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Microbial Inactivation7▲ 87×2 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy7▲ 5.0×13 topics
  29. Prognostic Markers7▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Electroporation6▲ 153×1 topic
  31. Irreversible Electroporation6▲ 153×1 topic
  32. Cancer Incidence6▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Immune Checkpoint Blockade6▲ 24×1 topic
  34. PD-1 and PD-L16▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Survival6▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Molecular Profiling6▲ 25×3 topics
  37. PET Imaging6▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Gene Expression Profiling6▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Population-Based Study6▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Molecular Classification5▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Oncology Ljubljana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer survivorship and care, Microbial Inactivation Methods, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Cancer survivorship and …7Cancer survivorship and care: 7 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation M…6Microbial Inactivation Methods: 6 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…6Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 6 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …5Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 5 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…3Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 3 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 3 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
OncologyBiotechnologyCancer ResearchPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 7 works
  2. 2 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 6 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 6 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 5 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 5 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 3 works
  8. 8 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 3 works
  10. 10 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Oncology Ljubljana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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